Affiliation with Istar

Istar is the non-profit company that imports the abortion drug, RU486 into New Zealand.

Facilitated Istar-Funded Research

Circa 2005, Dr. Sally Rose (UOW), abortionists Carol Shand and Margaret Sparrow, and abortion-business worker, Ann Simmons were members of the research team for a study entitled "Audit of medical termination of pregnancy data" which was funded by Istar and facilitated by the Womens Health Research Centre (UOW) at University of Otago, Wellington.[2]

Shand C, Rose SB, Simmons A, Sparrow MJ. Introduction of early medical abortion in New Zealand: An audit of the first 67 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005;45(4):316-20.

Co-Funded Research with Istar

Circa 2007, Bev Lawton, Sally Rose, Collette Broomhead and Selina Brown were members of the research team for a study entitled "Undetected pathogenic infections in New Zealand women presenting for termination of pregnancy" which was co-funded by Istar and a University of Otago Research Grant.[2]